Live Your Life Therapeutic Recreation Services

It is PM&R week!!!

Do you find Recreation Therapy hard to explain to other disciplines? Maybe this can help...

Hammock gardens should be installed at all libraries!

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Recreation Therapy and adapted sports are vital in physical rehabilitation. Take it from Sara Adam…someone who knows:

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Recreation changes lives!

Recreation is Therapy

Just had colon cancer surgery at 42 and building the LEGO Ford GT in my recovery room. Believe it or not, the blue color is perfect since the Colorectal Cancer Alliance awareness color is blue!

via John Sherwood

The Anniversary of ADA was yesterday…but Disability Pride Month will continue until the end of the month!

From www.adaanniversary.org

Disability Pride began as a day of celebration when the ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990. The first official Disability Pride Month was in July 2015 for the 25th anniversary of the ADA. Disability Pride Month is celebrated annually each year in July.

Flag for Disability Pride
Flags symbolize solidarity, pride, and acceptance. In 2019, writer Ann Magill, who has cerebral palsy, created the original Disability Pride flag. Magill was motivated to create the flag after a less than pride-filled experience at an ADA anniversary event.

The original flag featured brightly colored zigzagging stripes over a black background. The zig-zag symbolized the barriers people with disabilities face. However, this design caused symptoms in individuals with visually triggered disabilities when viewed on devices.

Following community suggestions, Magill refined the flag: she straightened the stripes, muted the colors, and reordered them to accommodate red-green colorblindness. She showed how our community works together when we face conflicting access needs!

The new flag design is a collaborative effort, representing the community’s unity when addressing challenges. Magill waived her copyright, placing the flag in the public domain for everyone to use and remix.

The diagonal band of six color stripes cut across the barriers separating the disabled from society, representing light and creativity cutting through darkness. Each of the six color stripes hold meaning:

Red: physical disabilities.
Gold: neurodiversity.
White: invisible disabilities and undiagnosed conditions.
Blue: emotional and psychiatric disabilities.
Green: sensory disabilities, including deafness, blindness, and other sensory disabilities.
Faded Black Background: mourning and rage for victims of ableist violence and abuse.
Disability Pride Flag (updated in 2021).

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What is your Job Title? (Please share in the comments)

This is a great article that reflecting a genuine confusion about job titles/roles and qualifications for folks working in related fields. I am constantly explaining what I do, what the differences are between Activity Director/Recreation Therapist/Coach, etc. How ‘bout you?

What Is a Life Coach? And Do You Need One? A health coach explains what life coaches are, what they offer and how they differ from health coaches and therapists.

Tomorrow (July 20) is International Chess Day.

…because we all need good news to share with our clients…

This is a great resource!

Good News in History, July 16 - Good News Network This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—July 16.

July is disability pride month. This director discusses how Ableism has mpacted her life.

POV | Is There Anybody Out There? | Season 37 | Episode 3 | PBS Ella Glendining embarks on a quest to connect with others who share her rare disability.

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Great resource...August is coming!

Inclusive Awareness Days - August.pdf This NAPA interactive flipbook is created with FlippingBook, a service for streaming PDFs online. No download, no waiting. Open and start reading right away!

This is such a good thing. We need more good things in our lives!

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Great resource! Good job NAPA!

FREE NAPA Resource Pack Celebrating The Paris Olympics This NAPA interactive flipbook is created with FlippingBook, a service for streaming PDFs online. No download, no waiting. Open and start reading right away!

Well this is fun!

Cannula sleeves: 'Simple solution for dementia patients' Thousands of cannula sleeves have been made by a knitting group since it was set up by a Chester singer.

Let’s hear it for the NHL!

NHL 1st major sports league to broadcast games in American Sign Language.

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